How To Cut Cement Board Siding

Mark where you d like to cut the board.

How to cut cement board siding.

Like the score and snap method set a straightedge across your sheet. This is the same way of cutting the drywall. The easiest method to cut the hardie board is that you spot the surface and break the sheet along the marked line. The cleanest way to cut fiber cement siding is by using siding shears.

Use the score and the snap tools. Lay your cement board out on a work table or between two saw horses. To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that. Unlike score and snap you ll need to use a surface.

You can use diamond cutting blades attached to your circular saw or sliding miter saw. Draw a line with a carpenter s pencil where you want to cut the board. In fact you could use a utility knife or a carbide tipped scoring equipment in order to spot the line. When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.

Wait for the saw blade to warm up and come to full rpm before. For a slow but virtually dustless way to cut siding use power. Make sure the line is straight and visible. Typically siding shears use air.